Our Pricing
Tender Funerals has at its core a mission to provide funeral services to those in our community who may be experiencing financial hardship. We believe that no-one should miss out on having access to a helpful, beautiful funeral service, so we have developed a model to make our services more accessible. This means we can offer a concession rate to you and we will have a conversation with you to determine your needs.
This model is made viable by the families who use Tender and can afford to pay full price and is further supported via donations from the community.
Terms and Conditions
We will have a conversation with you to determine your eligibility for a concessional rate. You may be eligible if you meet one (or more) of the following criteria:
– Being eligible for income support
– Healthcare card, pension card, concession or student card holder
– Having to go into debt to pay for the funeral
– The impact on the family household income as a result of the death.
– living in social housing
*please note prices below are priced at the non- concessional rate.
Current Price List as at March 2023
| Incl GST | ||
| Funeral Director Fee* | No Service No Attendance (Private cremation) | $1249.00 |
| Funeral This covers the wages for the funeral director during the arrangement, managing logistics and necessary paperwork and at the funeral on the day. This is higher because it requires more staff time on logistics as well as on the day of the funeral | $1719.00 | |
| Benevolent Funeral Payment | This amount is removed from the account if concession is applicable. This payment goes towards supporting the burial/cremation of people experiencing extreme financial hardship | $250.00 |
| Refrigeration/Storage* | Up to 4 Weeks This is any amount of time the deceased spends in our care up to 4 weeks | $275.00 |
| Additional 2 Weeks As above | $300.00 | |
| Standard Mortuary Care* | This is the minimum standard of care. We work to receive everyone as a person, so we wrap the deceased in a sheet and place a pillow under their head so they aren’t only being stored in a body bag. This cost covers the time and resources required to provide this minimal level of care, as well as the time and care of placing someone into their coffin. We do this for EVERYONE unless requested not to by family | $152.00 |
| Bathing & Dressing | By Tender This covers ‘mortuary care’ performed by Tender. That might be sacred washing, dressing or wrapping, closing of the eyes and mouth, shaving, makeup on request or managing physical effects of medical intervention such as IV drip punctures | $377.00 |
| By Family with Support from Tender This covers the hire of the mortuary space and the availability of a staff member to be present for assistance | $322.00 | |
| By Family This covers the hire of the mortuary space and equipment | $207.00 | |
| Embalming | Preservation of the body required for Crypt, Vault and Mausoleum interment or for repatriation | $990.00 |
| Extended Viewing/Vigil | Booking the Tender space for a number of hours to spend time with the deceased | $207.00 |
| Body Transportation* | Incl 2 transports in the Tender van This is to transport the deceased from hospital/nursing home/home to tender then to the Funeral/cemetery/crematorium. If a hearse is hired on the day of the funeral then only half of this fee is charged | $377.00 |
| Extra Body Transportations | If the body is required to be transported again | $218.00 |
| Distance Fee | Per Transport Charged if Tender travels either 1 hour or 60kms away from the office. | $223.00 |
| After Hours Call Out Fee | Charged on weekdays between 5pm to 9am and on weekends when Tender staff come to do transfer a deceased into our care This is charged on top of the usual transportation fee | $465.00 |
| After Hours Call Out Fee | Charged on weekdays between 5pm to 9am and on weekends when Mortuary transfer company is engaged This is charged on top of the usual transportation fee | $550.00 |
| Death Certificate* | Death Certificate Official Death Certificate from Births, Death & Marriages sent via registered post after the cremation/burial | $60 |
| Creamation Paper Work | Attending Practitioners Cremation Permit and the Medical Referee Cremation Permit required for cremation of non-coronial cases | $120.00 - $250.00 |
| Coffin* | Cardboard Coffin Can be used as is or decorated in artwork. Favoured by environmentalists | $145.00 |
| MDF Coffin Can be used as is or decorated in artwork | $445.00 | |
| Oak Coffin This is an MDF coffin with an oak look finish | $565.00 | |
| Rosewood Coffin This is an MDF coffin with a rosewood look finish | $590.00 | |
| Woven Coffin Handwoven from seagrass and willow handwoven | $595.00 | |
| Made to Measure | ||
| Crematorium Fee | Lakeside (Incl 45min Chapel Hire) | $748.00 |
| Mountain View | $872.00 | |
| Witness Insertion | Lakeside | $737.00 |
| Mountain View | $540.00 | |
| Interment (Grave Digging) | Kembla Grange starting at | $1645.00 |
| Chapel Hire | Tender Accommodating approx. 10 people for 2 hours | $322.00 |
| WMG 1 Hour | $297.00 | |
| Lakeside 60mins (Incl in Cremation fee) | $407.00 | |
| Lakeside Additional 60mins | $385.00 | |
| Cold Plate Hire | First 3 Days (Minimum Hire Charge) | $185.00 |
| Extra Day (5 days Maximum usage) | $60.00 | |
| Cool Plate Transport | Use of vehicle and staff member to deliver to and collect cool plate from home. | $185.00 |
| Celebrant | A Celebrant can be hired to be the main speaker for the funeral ceremony | $550.00 |
| Priest | Approx $350-$400 | |
| Hearse Hire | 3 Hours (Minimum Hire Charge) | $550.00 |
| Death/Funeral Notice | Price subject to number of lines (Average $120) | |
| Tender Artist/Musician | Textile and Musical Artists $65 Per Hour (min 3 hour) | |
| Singer/Organist | Church singers/organists | $360.00 |
| Additional Staff Member | Charged if extra staff are required | $240.00 |
| Islamic Burial Frame | Frame for bottom of grave used in Islamic burial including hire of transport shell | $200.00 |
| REALM Scarf | Keepsake made from funeral flowers 2 scarves - $150 3 - $200 4 - $250 | $110.00 |
| Live streaming | Dependent upon funeral location | |
| Projector hire | Hire of indoor projector and screen | |
| Condolence Book | A ring binder book for mourners to sign as a record of attendance | $33.00 |
| Crucifix or Cross | Crucifix or Cross attached to coffin Silver | $28.00 |
| Crucifix or Cross | Crucifix or Cross attached to coffin Gold | $32.00 |
| Funeral Pre-Arrangement Meeting | This meeting is to consult with one of our Funeral Directors and have your pre-need funeral wishes recorded. This amount will be deducted from the total cost of the funeral when it becomes at need. Tender does not offer pre-paid funerals at this stage | $85.00 |
| Baby | ||
| Funeral Director Fee NSNA | $88.00 | |
| Funeral Director for Funeral | $176.00 | |
| Wicker Coffin | $220.00 | |
| Special Order Coffin | ||
| Transport | $110.00 | |
| Cremation Paperwork | $180.00 | |
| Most crematoriums provide the cremation of babies and children free of charge |